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*April 1, 1967: "[[Free Form Freak-Out]]" recording session with [[The Familiar Ugly]] | *April 1, 1967: "[[Free Form Freak-Out]]" recording session with [[The Familiar Ugly]] | ||
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*April-May 1967: Recording sessions for the band's first album | *April-May 1967: Recording sessions for the band's first album | ||
*June 1967: First album ''[[The Parable of Arable Land]]'' is released | *June 1967: First album ''[[The Parable of Arable Land]]'' is released | ||
Revision as of 20:15, 24 November 2023
1966
The Red Crayola
- Summer 1966: Houstonians Mayo Thompson and Frederick Barthelme work on an unfinished film. They eventually abandon the project and decide to start a band, The Red Crayola
- September 1966: The Red Crayola line-up adds Steve Cunningham, Bonnie Emerson, and Danny Schacht. The line-up soon consolidates to Mayo Thompson (guitar, vocals), Frederick Barthelme (drums), Steve Cunningham (bass).
- Late 1966-1967: The group plays live shows around Houston, Texas
1967
First recording
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Flyer for show on January 14, 1967 -
Article in the Houston Chronicle, January 18, 1967 -
- February 1967: Record producer Bob Steffek approaches the group to record a single. The band's first recording session results in unreleased single Dairymaid's Lament / Free Piece.
First album: The Parable of Arable Land
- March 1967: Following a performance in the KNUZ Battle of the Bands, The Red Crayola signs to independent label International Artists
- March? 1967: They records demos for the band's first album
- April 1, 1967: "Free Form Freak-Out" recording session with The Familiar Ugly
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"Free Form Freak-Out" recording session invoice from Andrus Studio, April 1, 1967
- April-May 1967: Recording sessions for the band's first album
- June 1967: First album The Parable of Arable Land is released
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The Parable of Arable Land cover art, 1967 -
Back cover
Coconut Hotel and California performances
- 1967: Sessions for unreleased instrumental album Coconut Hotel
- 1967: Band photoshoot by Les Blank
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Steve Cunningham, 1967 -
Mayo Thompson, 1967 -
Frederick Barthelme, 1967 -
The Red Crayola, 1967 -
The Red Crayola, 1967
- July 1967: The group travels to California to perform at the Angry Arts & Berkeley Folk Festivals (later released as Live 1967)
- July 1967: Recording session with guitarist John Fahey. Their label International Artists forces the group to hand over the tapes to return to Houston
- 1967: The band breaks up; Frederick Barthelme moves to New York
Second album: God Bless The Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It
- Late 1967: The Parable of Arable Land was an unexpected success so International Artists asks for another album. The band reforms as "The Red Krayola" with a new drummer. The new line-up is Mayo Thompson (guitar, vocals), Steve Cunningham (bass), Tommy Smith (drums)
1968
- February? 1968: Sessions for the band's second commercially released album
- May 1968: Second album God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It is released
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Back cover
- 1968: The band breaks up for the second time
1969
- 1969: Thompson and Cunningham visit New York to consider working on Opera for Five
- 1969: Mayo Thompson illustrates Frederick Barthelme's first book, Rangoon